The wedding bells are ringing!
We get so excited every time one of our friends is gonna get married. It feels like we’re in the age wherein sooner or later, we’ll be the ones who will be walking down the aisle or waiting for someone as she walks in the aisle. Either so, marriage is a day filled with love and faith.
As they say, marriage is the day wherein God will bind you and your partner into one. He will bless your relationship and your decision to live and to love as husband and wife. Imagine the day wherein all of the important people in your lives will rejoice with you, to celebrate the day of your love and commitment as partners-for-life and as future parents. Happiness is an understatement to describe this feeling.
Romantically speaking, most of us have our dream wedding. The white ball gown for the bride, or the black suit for the groom, flowers along the aisle while having God Gave Me You as your background music, it definitely hits!
Some of us dream to have a beach wedding, and there are still partners who go with the traditional church wedding but with their preferred or dream church. Either so, as long as the love of your life is there waiting for you, with your loved ones witnessing this important milestone of your life, everything will seem so magical.
Having our dream wedding in our minds, we also dream to have a partner where we could share our lives within the future. Some are having their standard with the partner they want for themselves, but some are spontaneous and can easily vibe with someone they recently bond with.
We can say that all of us have our own ideal partner. The partner where we can be ourselves, we can share the happiest and the lowest times of our lives and grow old together. Who doesn’t want a partner who is good for your heart, mind, and soul? I guess, none.
Our standard for our ideal partner is different from the other. There are people who want someone they already know like from their childhood, from high school, or a college friend. Maybe they are those who want a partner that knows who they were and who will they be in the future. Friendship is indeed a great foundation of a relationship and marriage.
On the contrary, there are people who are spontaneous in a way that they are open to meeting other or new people and make them a part of their lives. There is a thrill and excitement to meet new people and discover each other’s stories, manners, and attitudes. There is happiness when both of you will start knowing each other from scratch, and make each other’s lives a little bit more enchanting.
Regardless of your standard, old or new, traditional or not, let us not forget the real essence of marriage. Some may fall for someone who is as opposite as his or her ideal partner. Even though that person is not your ideal type, there is genuine love and care, and puts God in the center of your relationship, maybe that person is the RIGHT one for you.
Situations like these can happen to anyone or just whenever and whatever works and fits for you.
At the end of the day, we all just dream to be (if not with the ideal) but at least with the right partner and to be the right one for them.
Once we’re sure of our partner, and we hear the wedding bells ringing, it is a good step to at least know the signs that you are ready for marriage.
Before saying your wedding vows and your I DO’s, check this out:
You still love, care, and handle yourself.
When we’re in love, we always see and express our love and care to our partners. We want them to feel the appreciation they deserved and make them the happiest whenever they are with us. Yet, marriage is a long-term commitment and if your world revolves around your partner only, it may crash eventually. So, the best thing that we can do is to make them a part of our world and not let them be our world. We should make them our inspiration to love ourselves even more and make ourselves be at our best always. Individuality is a great factor to make the commitment stronger.
You are fully ready to commit.
Marriage is a long-term commitment. It means that there are days that are good but there are also days that are bad. Good and bad things may happen also, as well as good and bad memories may definitely be a part of the whole term of commitment. You must be ready to fully commit NOT with just your partner but with the possibilities of marriage as well; mentally and emotionally, in all aspects and manners.
You don’t fear saying sorry when you are wrong.
As they say in wedding vows, “for better or for worse…”, meaning that there will be ups and downs in your marriage. Mistakes (with limits and respect to the marriage) are inevitable, yet the calmness or assurance that your apology will be understood evenly is a big green flag in marriage. You should be comfortable in admitting your mistakes to your partner, change for the better, and make it grow for both of you. FEAR should not be the basis of mistakes.
You are still open and excited to discover each other’s selves.
The phase of your romantic relationship is quite too short to discover your partner as fully as he or she really is. Before and upon entering married life, there should be still space in both of your lives to know your partner more in a deeper perspective. It feels good that you, yourself, will discover new things and talents with your partner. Thus, commitment bears positive growth inside your relationship.
You can discuss your past with no grudge.
They say that past is past; still, it is a part of your life. If discussing things like your past still give you or your partner a commotion, better fix it first before settling down. Both of your past stories should be resolved and left with ease, so you can move forward together as a husband and wife. It should make your marriage stronger rather than break your trust in one another.
You both value efforts.
Being married doesn’t give you the license to stop making efforts to your partner. This is a long-term commitment that carries life-long efforts to make your partner live with you with genuine love and enthusiasm towards your relationship. Efforts may not be the biggest basis but a great factor to make the marriage last long.
You no longer look for your better half.
The one you want to marry is supposed to be your better half. You should be completely confident and proud that he or she is the one you will be marrying with. Romantically speaking, your partner should make you feel luckier than anyone else for having him or her as yours. If not, better think twice about marriage.
You are into marriage, not into weddings.
Before settling down, make sure that you are excited to get married instead of getting excited to have your own wedding party. MARRIAGE is a lot different and deeper than the role of the wedding itself. A wedding can be a day or a two-day celebration with the love of your life and loved ones, but marriage is a life-long commitment for the both of you. It requires not just to have fun, but to share the saddest and the worst days of your lives.
You see your relationship as a deep and God-centered commitment.
Since marriage is bound to be blessed by God, it is with deep truth that before deciding to get married, make sure that God is in the center of your relationship. Through His blessing, grace, and guidance, your commitment to one another may go deeper than what you have expected. He will be the one to guide you and your partner along with your relationship to married life.
You and your partner are financially stable.
Let us be realistic, it costs so much to marry and be married. Regardless if your dream wedding will be met or not, it will still cost you money. After the wedding, that will be the jumpstart of your married life. You will start having your own home or dream to have your desired condo-living and preferred condo design for your future kids. You will also start working, investing, and engaging yourself in business to save for a better future. These will cost money, thus make yourself sure that the both of you are ready for this matter.
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